Magpies boss Alan Pardew revealed today that several of his first-team players who missed last weekend's 1-0 win over Queens Park Rangers are back in training ahead of Saturday's Premier League clash with West Ham.

Speaking ahead of the game, Pardew said:

We've had some good news on that front in that [Fabricio] Coloccini is back on the training ground. Steven Taylor, Cheick Tiote, [Emmanuel] Riviere.

Rolando [Aarons] is not quite ready but I think he'll be around for next week.

It's a big week in the Premier League. Three games in seven days. So it's an important spell to have all your players around.

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Newcastle United will be missing several first team players for the game against Queen Park Rangers at St James' Park on Saturday.

Magpies captain Fabricio Coloccini is sidelined with a calf injury. Midfielders Rolando Aarons, Cheick Tiote and Mehdi Abeid have all been ruled out. While defender Steven Taylor is doubtful after suffering a knee problem.

Speaking ahead of the game, Newcastle manager Alan Pardew said Paul Dummett will come into the side in place of Coloccini.

Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew is 'wary' of the threat posed by Saturday's opponents, Leicester City.

Despite only gaining promotion back to the Premier League last season, Nigel Pearson's side have earned plaudits for their performances, which have included a 5-3 win over Manchester United last month.

They've [Leicester] had the result of the season as far as I'm concerned in beating Man United, with all the players they [Manchester United] had available that day. So they can produce a great performance and we need to be wary of that.

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THE TIMES: It was difficult to tell what was louder at the Britannia Stadium last night: the clap of thunder that could be heard midway through the first half or the vitriol directed by Newcastle United followers towards Alan Pardew. Either way, Peter Crouch’s first-half header pushed the Newcastle manager closer to the St James’ Park exit door.

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Hull City boss Steve Bruce offered sympathy to Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew ahead of their Premier League clash this weekend.

Bruce, who spent 18 months as Sunderland manager between 2009 and 2011, said the North East is 'not an easy place to manage'. Bruce also said reports suggesting that he is being lined-up replace Pardew at Newcastle were 'hugely disrespectful'.

Alan Pardew has dismissed reports that Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley is looking to sell the club.

Speculation has been mounting that the businessman is willing to listen to offers for Newcastle as he aims to increase his stake in Glasgow giants Rangers. But Pardew said Ashley remains committed to the Magpies.

Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew has said he is convinced Jack Colback's move from Sunderland to Newcastle was a key factor in his first England call-up.

The 24-year-old midfielder was a surprise inclusion in Roy Hodgson's squad for next month's friendly against Norway and the Euro 2016 qualifier in Switzerland just weeks after leaving Sunderland, where he had been since the age of 10.

Pardew believes the way Colback has negotiated his controversial switch from Wearside to Tyneside will not have gone unnoticed at Soho Square.

The 53-year-old said: "It's great for north-east football, because he did a lot of this [to earn his] call-up at Sunderland."